The commissioner of revenue, referred to as “commissioner” in this part, has full supervision of the administration and enforcement of this part and part 3 of this chapter and of the collection of all taxes imposed thereunder, and shall make such rules and regulations as may be necessary for its proper interpretation and enforcement, and […]
The commissioner may designate such deputies, appraisers, agents and other assistants as may be necessary for carrying out the full purpose and intent of this part and part 3 of this chapter. Such deputies, appraisers, agents and assistants, so designated by the commissioner, are empowered to represent the commissioner in inventorying and appraising estates, examining […]
The commissioner has the power to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of evidence, by subpoena, to administer oaths and to take testimony in relation to any matter under this part and part 3 of this chapter. Witnesses shall receive the same fees as are paid other witnesses in courts of record, such […]
The commissioner is empowered to prescribe such forms as may be necessary under this part and part 3 of this chapter and shall keep such records as are indicated by good accounting practice. The commissioner may, by general regulations, prescribe how much and what portion of the commissioner’s records shall be open to the inspection […]
In order that the tax imposed in this part may be expeditiously collected, if, within six (6) months after the death of any decedent, resident or nonresident, an executor does not qualify or an administrator is not appointed in Tennessee at the instance of other persons interested in the estate, then the commissioner may apply […]
It is the duty of the county clerk of the county in which an estate is administered by an executor, administrator, or trustee, upon the issuance of letters of administration, to deliver, or forward by mail, to the commissioner, a statement under the county clerk’s seal of office giving the name and date of death […]
In event it should become necessary to enforce the payment of any tax imposed by this part and part 3 of this chapter by legal action in the courts, the commissioner shall make use of the offices of the several district attorneys general, such action to be taken under the supervision and direction of the […]
When any personal representative, executor or administrator has qualified as such and has executed the required bond as provided in title 30, chapter 2, the amount of the bond shall be sufficient to cover any inheritance tax due or owing the state.
Upon receipt of the statement from the clerk of the probate court pursuant to § 67-8-406(a), the commissioner shall furnish the personal representative of the estate all necessary forms for the proper inventorying and return of the property of the estate. The personal representative, or person or persons in possession of property of the decedent, […]
When any executor, administrator or trustee shall neglect or refuse to file the return, the commissioner is authorized to appraise the estate and to assess the tax upon the basis of all information available. Notice of such appraisal and tax assessment shall be given by the commissioner in accordance with § 67-8-409(e) and (f), and […]
Upon receipt of such return from the executor, administrator or trustee, the commissioner shall proceed to make an appraisal of the various items of the gross estate and to investigate deductions claimed by such representative of the estate. In making the appraisal, the commissioner shall direct the commissioner’s deputies, agents or assistants to investigate the […]
All property, real and personal, shall be appraised at its full and true value at the date of the death of the decedent; provided, that stocks and bonds listed on recognized exchanges shall be appraised by ascertaining their quoted value on the date of death of the decedent or on the nearest business day of […]
In the absence of administration in this state upon the estate of a nonresident decedent, the commissioner may, at the request of any representative of such state, duly appointed and qualified in the state of decedent’s domicile, or at the request of any beneficiary of such estate, or at the request of a transferee or […]
Upon the issuance by the state of a receipt to an administrator or executor who has paid the tax imposed by parts 3-5 of this chapter, the administrator or executor shall be subrogated to any lien or right to proceed against any transferred property in the hands of a transferee, donee, or bona fide purchaser […]
The commissioner shall collect the tax imposed by this part and part 3 of this chapter and deposit the tax in such depository, or depositories, as the commissioner may select, which shall have executed and filed with the commissioner a bond in an amount fixed by the commissioner, signed by an approved surety company authorized […]
The commissioner is empowered to make refund of any excess, erroneous or improper tax payment received by the commissioner out of the funds in the commissioner’s keeping to the estate from which it is received.
All taxes due by an estate under this part and part 3 of this chapter shall be paid by the executor, administrator or trustee out of the funds in the executor’s, administrator’s or trustee’s hands for distribution, and no part of the property of an estate subject to this tax shall be distributed until the […]
No person engaged in the business of renting safe deposit vaults or other receptacles of similar character, shall rent any such vault or receptacle without first requiring all persons entitled to access thereto to agree in writing to notify the lessor of the death of any such person, and all persons having the right of […]
The tax imposed by this part and part 3 of this chapter shall be due and payable nine (9) months after the death of the transferor, or at the expiration of the additional time granted by the commissioner pursuant to § 67-8-409, but such tax may be paid sooner, if assessment thereof has been completed, […]
Upon the payment of the whole tax imposed against an estate under this part and part 3 of this chapter, the commissioner shall issue receipt therefor in duplicate to the representative of the estate, one (1) copy of which shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the court in which such estate […]